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What Makes Sammy Run?

1h 44min

TV Movie

An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.

Cast

Larry Blyden

Larry Blyden

Sammy Glick
John Forsythe

John Forsythe

Al Manheim
Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Kit Sargent
Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Laurette Harrington
Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

H.L. Harrington
Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Sammy's Brother
Jay Lawrence

Jay Lawrence

Sheik Romero
Horace McMahon

Horace McMahon

Mike Crowley
Nelson Olmsted

Nelson Olmsted

Ben Osborne
David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu

Sidney Fineman
William Post Jr.

William Post Jr.

Lucky Westover
Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

Julian Blumberg
Monique van Vooren

Monique van Vooren

Zizi Molnari
Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson

Release date

27th Sep 1959

Status

Released

Spoken languages